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Canon is entering the video surveillance business with its latest acquisition

Jun 15, 2014

Digital camera specialist Canon announced Friday that it is acquiring open platform video surveillance software company Milestone Systems. Canon Europe...

A new iOS app called Nutmeg makes it easy to send GIFs in text messages

Jun 15, 2014

Who needs words or emoticons when you have GIFs? No one. A new iOS app called Nutmeg makes sending GIFs...

Netflix is shutting down public API support for third-party developers

Jun 14, 2014

Hot on the heels of a new logo and look for its website, Netflix making some big behind-the-scenes changes too....

Apple is cracking down on fake reviews on the App Store

Jun 13, 2014

Apple recently began cracking down on fake reviews in the App Store, a widespread problem that can affect both App...

HashPlex has raised $400,000 to allow you to outsource bitcoin mining

Jun 12, 2014

Bitcoin miner hosting company HashPlex has completed a $400,000 seed round led by Barry Silbert of SecondMarket and senior Facebook...

CoinVox makes it easy for you to donate bitcoins to politicians

Jun 12, 2014

CoinVox, the digital currency services firm for political and nonprofit organizations, today announced that it has officially launched a first-of-its-kind...

Singapore’s Amobee is acquiring Kontera and Adconion for $359 million

Jun 11, 2014

Singapore Telecommunications’ digital advertising company Amobee has said that it will buy content marketing startup Kontera as well as cross-channel...

Apple has started cracking down on apps that reward social sharing

Jun 10, 2014

With revamped policies in the iOS 8 App Store, Candy Crush and other apps that reward you for social sharing...

Anonymous social networking app Secret has a new “Dens” feature

Jun 9, 2014

After opening up its platform to encourage worldwide exploring on Android, anonymous sharing app Secret has announced a new way...

Thai e-commerce service provider, aCommerce, has raised $10.7 million

Jun 9, 2014

Thailand-based regional end-to-end e-commerce service provider aCommerce today announced raising $10.7 million in a Series A round. According to an...

Apple has acquired a social search engine called Spotsetter

Jun 8, 2014

Apple could be looking to make the Maps app more of a social experience. TechCrunch reports that Apple has bought...

Mozilla is continuing to push Firefox OS despite tough competition

Jun 8, 2014

While Apple was busy in San Francisco announcing a new set of features that will wow its fan boys, Mozilla’s...